Polymorphism patterns in the promoter region of the MC1R gene are associated with development of freckles and solar lentigines

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1588-1591

  Motokawa, Tomonori ^a   Kato, Tomomi ^a   Hashimoto, Yuki ^b   Takimoto, Hiroyuki ^a   Yamamoto, Hiroaki ^c   Katagiri, Takayuki ^a  

^a POLA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES INC   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR;

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAPLOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; LENTIGO; LETTER; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MC1R GENE; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR 1 GENE; MELANOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENT DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR LENTIGINES;

EID: 43749096125     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5701192     Document Type: Letter

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